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At first glance, Shake 'em Buns is a little gem.  It is a small American-style joint with a 'dirty' feel (not just the menu), in a way that makes you think it's going to be good.  Normally, a stripped back place that doesn't do too many things impresses you with their star - the burger.Unfortunately for Shake 'em, it doesn't quite live up to the hype.  The patties were a little over-done, yet seemed a bit sloppy.  The taste was fine, but the texture was just off somehow.  They have certainbly ch
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At first glance, Shake 'em Buns is a little gem.  It is a small American-style joint with a 'dirty' feel (not just the menu), in a way that makes you think it's going to be good.  Normally, a stripped back place that doesn't do too many things impresses you with their star - the burger.

Unfortunately for Shake 'em, it doesn't quite live up to the hype.  

The patties were a little over-done, yet seemed a bit sloppy.  The taste was fine, but the texture was just off somehow.  They have certainbly chosen the wrong kind of bun as well.  A good burger bun shoud be soft, so as to allow a smooth bite directly into the patty.  They use a toasted thick crusted bun that makes the already sloppy patty break up and ooze out upon biting into it.  A couple of revisions, and they could be producing great burgers.

Another little thing irked me.  As I left, I noticed that the girl who was moodily flipping the burgers pressed down the raw patty on the grill with her bare hand, then turned around and handled the bun of a cooked burger with the same hand without washing it.  The customer who recieved it had no idea that they were potentially eating raw meat juice.  I feel fine and I know that beef is 'safer' than other meats in this regard, but cross-contamination is a basic food safety knowledge requirement and the girl needs to be retrained so nobody does get sick.

All-in-all, an OK experience (with a worrying ending), but we won't be returning.  Not because of the hygiene issue, but because there are better options in Hong Kong.
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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用餐日期
2013-10-31
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$65 (晚餐)